On November 27 of the first year of Tianshun, Han Tiankui and Song Kuan arrived at Niangzi Pass.

After a day of negotiations with Atai, the great chief of the Mogu Nailin tribe, the two sides reached an agreement.

The Tianshun Dynasty canonized Atai as the king of Mogu, assigned the land beyond the Great Wall to Mogu, and traded with each other on the border between the two sides, and lifted restrictions on all materials, including salt, tea, iron, etc., and allowed free circulation.

In exchange, the ancient Mogu people sent troops to exterminate the remnants of the previous dynasty, Chang'an, Jia Min and other rebels.

These conditions were basically agreed on from the beginning, so there was no objection from both sides.

There was a huge disagreement between the two sides over the terms of secrecy.

Atai insisted on announcing this agreement to the world in order to restrain the Tianshun court and prevent them from breaking their promises later.

However, Han Tiankui and Song Kuan resolutely did not back down on this point.

The two sides quarreled for a long time, and the negotiations were close to breaking down.

Just when Han Tiankui and Song Kuan were already on the horse and ready to leave, Atai made concessions.

Atai proposed that this could be kept secret and not disclosed to the outside world. However, the Tianshun court had to pay 200,000 taels of silver for military expenses to compensate.

After bargaining, the two sides made a deal on the condition that the Tianshun court would pay 100,000 taels of silver.

In the end, the two sides agreed to hand over all the silver before the Chinese New Year, and after the Mogu people received the silver, they began to attack Jia Min and Chang'an.

The day after the negotiation was successful, the Mogu people withdrew from Niangzi Pass and were stationed in Niangzi Pass by Han Qi's soldiers and horses.

In order to hide people's eyes, before the ancient people retreated, they cooperated with Han Qi to perform a big show.

Han Qi pretended to lead a large army to storm Niangzi Pass, and the two sides fought for more than an hour, and the Mogu people were defeated and withdrew from Niangzi Pass.

Han Qi led his troops to chase after the victory, and chased for more than a hundred miles, because the Mogu people ran fast and did not catch up, so they gave up.

After the war, Han Qi immediately reported to the imperial court that he had recaptured Niangzi Pass, and killed more than 4,000 enemies in this battle and achieved a great victory in Niangzi Pass.

At this time, He Jialin, Zhou Tong, and Ma Qingshan had already retreated to Shaanxi, but because Chang'an incorporated them into the ranks of the Guangfu Army, they also became the targets of the Mogu people's extermination.

Han Qi was happy to see it, so he stationed at Niangziguan with peace of mind, waiting for the good news of the Mogu people.

After the news of Niangziguan's victory reached the imperial capital, there seemed to be no movement in the imperial court. The middle- and lower-level officials and ordinary people who did not know the truth were very excited, and they took to the streets one after another to tell each other.

The threat closest to the imperial capital has been lifted, and people are ready to celebrate the New Year with peace of mind.

As for the bad news coming from the south, because it is still far away, people do not feel a direct threat to themselves. Moreover, the imperial court recovered Niangzi Pass, which gave people confidence. Therefore, the current situation in the imperial capital has calmed down.

Regarding the threat of Chang'an and Jia Min in the northeast, people were still a little worried before. But there has been no war recently, and there is news from the imperial court that there is already a way to deal with Chang'an and Jia Min, so people are no longer as concerned as before.

At this time, the situation in Shengjing has been completely calm.

This year's weather was good, almost the wind and rain were smooth, so the harvest was impressive. This is a plain area, with few people and abundant food.

The previous wars here did not cause much damage to the local area because of their relatively short duration.

The military discipline of the Guangfu Army and the Beihai Volunteer Army here is very good, there have been no incidents of looting the people, and everything purchased is paid according to the price.

Therefore, after watching for a while, the people lived their lives with peace of mind.

In general, the living standards of the people here are much higher than those in the Zhili area. Every year during the New Year, as long as you have a little ability, you have to raise a New Year pig, kill it during the New Year, and the meat of the New Year will come out.

In winter, there is not much to do, and from the beginning of the wax month, they have begun to kill New Year's pigs. Today's Zhang family, tomorrow's Li family, and the day after tomorrow Wang's family, almost successively continue to the New Year.

In this way, the people in the village eat your house today and his house tomorrow, taking turns to eat wine and meat.

The situation in the city is similar to that in the countryside, except that it is more lively than in the countryside.

Since entering the wax moon, the flavor of the New Year has gradually become stronger.

Unlike previous years, this year, people from the Beihai Volunteer Army appeared in the city almost every day.

In addition to the two companies of Miaoyu and Tamara, there were many soldiers of the Beihai Volunteer Army, often ten or eight places, walking the streets. It seems to be announcing to people that the Beihai Volunteer Army is here.

However, if there are careful people and look closely, they will reflect that these soldiers seem to be a little different from those soldiers in the past.

Although the military uniforms are the same, they all walk in formation, but they are always a little different from the previous ones.

Of course, no one observes closely, and no one pays attention to those subtle differences.

In fact, it is these subtle differences that hide huge secrets.

It turned out that these people who often appeared in the city and countryside were all soldiers of the Liberation Army in Chang'an. They pretended to be the Beihai Volunteers, the purpose of which was to create a false impression to people: the Beihai Volunteers were still here, and they planned to spend the New Year here.

In fact, the Beihai Volunteers and the steppe cavalry of South Wendura and North Wendula had already secretly left Shengjing.

At this moment, they were already in the Mogu grassland.

The first goal of their trip was Red Mountain.

Red Mountain is the residence and gathering place of the Nalin tribe, the largest tribe in Mogu.

Seventy miles southeast of the Red Mountain, there is a village called Taipingdi.

There are more than 30 families in the village, and because it is relatively remote, few people usually come. Yesterday it snowed here, and the snow was more than half a foot thick, and it is estimated that few outsiders have come here for several days.

As for the people in the village, at this time, it is also difficult to go out.

However, even if they want to get out now, they can't get out.

Because last night, a large army suddenly came here, and the village has been completely blocked.

Taiping Land belongs to the edge of the Red Mountain, and the villagers basically make a living from farming, and the grain produced is sold to the Red Mountain, which is 70 miles away, except for their own use.

When I arrived at Hongshan, it was a pure pastoral area, where no one farmed, but raised cattle, sheep and horses for a living.

This team has 40,000 or 50,000 people, and they are the 3rd Brigade and 4th Brigade of the Beihai Volunteer Army led by Jia Min, the North Wendura Cavalry and the South Wendula Cavalry.

Today is the sixth day of the lunar month, and they set out from Guanxiangtun in Shengjing eight days ago, marched at night, camped during the day, and arrived here secretly.

At this time, in a house in the center of the village of Taipingdi, Jia Min was holding a military meeting.

Commanders such as Wei Ruolan, Jia Lian, Chen Yeqing, Shaq, Wadagasi, Simari, Temir, Luo Muge, and Kader were huddled on the hot kang.

Wei Ruolan is conducting intelligence analysis.

"The Nailin tribe is the largest tribe among the Mogu people, at present, the Mogu people have a total of 400,000 cavalry, and if they are fully mobilized, they can reach 600,000. However, in order to achieve this level, it is necessary to add a lot of men under the age of 16 and over the age of 50. ”

"The Nailin tribe has 80,000 cavalry, which is the largest force among the Mogu people, and it is precisely because of this that Atai, the chief of the Nailin tribe, is publicly promoted as the great chief of the Mogu people."

"There are a total of twenty-three tribes in the Nailin tribe, and the one currently living in the Red Mountain is the tribe of Atai, plus the strength of other tribes, there are a total of 60,000 horses here."

"These 60,000 horses live in three places, including 30,000 in Hongshan, 20,000 in Hongmiaozi, and 10,000 in Xishuitang."

"Atai took 20,000 people this time and went to Niangzi Pass. The current 60,000 people here are led by Artay's uncle, Hauge. Hauge currently lives in Red Hill. ”

"Our goal in this battle is to wipe out the 60,000 Mogu ancient horses in the Red Mountain area."

"According to the operational plan, the combat mission of each unit is: 30,000 people in Hongshan, and the 3rd and 4th Brigades of the Beihai Volunteer Army will be responsible for the attack mission. The 20,000 men of Hongmiaozi were attacked by the cavalry of North Windura. The 10,000 men in the West Reservoir were attacked by the South Windula cavalry. ”

"One hundred and twenty miles from the west pond is the camp of Hara. The Hala camp was inhabited by 20,000 cavalrymen of the Hala tribe. ”

"After the South Wendura cavalry annihilated the enemy at the West Reservoir, they had to go forward to block the reinforcements of the enemy troops in the Hala battalion and block them in the area of the Liangshui River."

"After the Northern Wendura cavalry annihilated the 20,000 enemies of Hongmiaozi, they left 5,000 men to clean up the battlefield and take care of the prisoners, and the rest of the men and horses immediately marched westward to the Liangshui River to join forces with the Southern Wendura cavalry to surround the Hala people who came to reinforce them. It is best to be able to annihilate them, not all of them, but also to annihilate most of them, and the lowest goal is to defeat them. ”

After Wei Ruolan introduced the enemy situation and assigned combat tasks, Jia Min spoke.

"At present, our total strength is more than 47,000 people, plus 1,500 baggage troops and civilians, a total of 48,500 people."

"The enemy is 60,000 in the Red Hill area, plus 20,000 in the Hala battalion, a total of 80,000. In terms of troops, of course, the enemy is outnumbered. However, that's how we've always fought wars, so it's no surprise. If it's one-on-one, or if I'm outnumbered, one is to lose our face, but they are always unconvinced, saying that we are bullying them. You see, they don't make sense anymore. ”

"Hahaha, Chief Min, where do you use so many people to beat them, this time we have so many people, it is very face-saving for them."

Simary's words caused everyone to burst into laughter.

"However, we cannot take them lightly. The Mogu people are still very capable of fighting. Since we sent our troops, they are still the strongest opponents we have encountered, so this battle is still a little difficult to fight. ”

"However, they are only able to fight, and when it comes to being able to fight, they are much worse. Fighting is not a one-on-one fight, but a group fight, so the tactics here are important. That's why I asked you to train the three-on-one tactics of the Prefectural Corps. ”

"The three-on-one tactic, I think some of you have tasted it back then, and I don't need to say more about how effective it is. You have to remember that we fight to destroy our enemies, not to fight them one-on-one. ”

"I have said before that the lives of our warriors are all precious, and they have parents, wives and children waiting for them to return, so our goal is to win at the lowest cost."

"This time, we equipped each soldier with a grenade, which we had to use when necessary. Of course, don't use it all at once, and when you hit someone else in the future, it will be gone. ”

"In addition, you are also equipped with field cannons, rapid Franco cannons, and machine guns, and you must learn to use them well."

"The purpose of all this is that you will destroy the enemy in the shortest possible time and at the lowest cost."

Jia Min looked at everyone, paused, and made the final deployment.

"It's three o'clock in the afternoon, and when you go back, organize the commanders and centurions to study their battle plans carefully, so that they can remember it in their hearts. Rest well tonight, set off at midnight, and attack at the same time tomorrow at six o'clock in the morning. ”

"This battle has been fought well, and tomorrow the cattle and sheep will be slaughtered and the sheep will be slaughtered. The Mogu people have prepared cattle and sheep for us, it depends on whether you have the ability to get them. ”